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Posted on July 21, 2010
Next week's Law School Roundup will be hosted over at the Blawg Review, a site which, despite its inherent awesomeness, has somehow escaped my notice up until now. Look for it there next week. Expect great things!Further updates to come, as I transition out of the law-student blogging world, and into the Real Live Lawyer world...

Law School Roundup #234

Posted on July 19, 2010
Law School Roundup #234 is up at Beyond the Underground. Scope it out there.

Obviously, I have a love/hate relationship with the internet

Posted on July 18, 2010
It's the little things...Like when you check your Sitemeter, and find out that some of your hits are coming from Facebook, and it occurs to you that maybe someone out there has recognized your brilliance and "shared" on Facebook, and tons of people are "liking" the smart and interesting things you just said...

Please stop telling me I'm going to pass the Bar.

Posted on July 17, 2010
I am not a panicker. I never have been. I'm a major proponent of the Seriously Just Chill The Hell Out school of major life event prep, and I've been known on more than one occasion to tell 1Ls, OLs, and everyone else who will listen that they need to stop taking life quite so seriously...

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An alternate career?

Posted on July 16, 2010
This morning is the International Auctioneers Championship. A mutual friend of Darwin & I (and one of my favorite people, ever) is competing, so naturally, I had to go scope it out.True story, guys: it turns out that competitive auctioneering is strangely enthralling...

Law School Roundup #233

Posted on July 15, 2010
Welcome to Law School Roundup #233, dispatched from the bar prep cave. Ooooh, 1Ls. 2Ls. It really is worse than they warned you about.Snacks: The evil genius of Chef Boyardee (On a Whim)Pick a side: Cursory observations on politics and law school (My Legal Fiction)All work and no play: The value of law review (i don't wear skinny jeans)This week in BarPrep: Seriously, though, don't take a drink from a guy named Defendant...

ugh.

Posted on July 09, 2010
The Journal secretary is on my back for things that are a fat load of Not My Problem, today's practice test is going horribly, and bar prep makes me want to cry. I would add more content, guys, but it's my lunch break, and I miss sleep and not-panic just enough that a solid 10 minute reflection on the state of things might precipitate a total meltdown...

With a side of flash cards, please.

Posted on July 07, 2010
Sometimes, I think I may have a tendency to feed my feelings. Not my sad feelings, or my angry feelings--but my bored, frustrated, overwhelmed feelings. Fellow bar-sufferers, are you seeing a problem here? Bar prep, with its constant looming threat of total law-fail, its all-consuming BarBri "paced" schedule* (raise your hand if you well nigh wept with joy when you were told you could take "a half day, or even a day!" off for Fourth of July), and the fact that it frequently results in interactions with law students who are exhibiting levels of crazy that usually require institutionalization, frequently leaves me bored, annoyed, and sitting in one place with nothing to do except stare blankly and crunch on a snack...

Neighborhood Watch: The Mayberry Version

Posted on July 05, 2010
This afternoon, my mother came into the house with her serious face on, called the dog, and headed outside again. Apparently, she saw someone dressed all in black, and hooded, crouched low in the bushes and looking into the neighbor's windows.At this juncture, it would be appropriate to note: NoDog, while adorable, almost certainly has some pitbull in him...

Just another Saturday in the Nobody household

Posted on July 03, 2010
NoCat #1 (the heinously bitchy edition) has taken to wandering around the house vomiting. She shows no other signs of illness, and though we are watching her carefully, we are starting to suspect that this is purely out of spite.NoCat #2 has apparently become big subscriber to the catch-and-release movement...

Extra, Extra!

Posted on June 30, 2010
3Ls, don't forget to cash in your Westlaw points!They expire 1 month after your graduation date, as set in Westlaw (for my account, it was set at 5/31/2010, which I suspect is similar for other May grads). Free stuff! Yeah!An added bonus: Check out the "career essentials" section for a $50 BarBri refund (read: check mailed directly to you, from Westlaw)...

The rare problem that a good glass of wine won't solve.

Posted on June 30, 2010
I do not know anything about California Trusts.Eff.Barzam fail.

A resume tip I shouldn't have to be handing out.

Posted on June 29, 2010
If you are "let go" from your place of employment for what is best filed under "general incompetence and inability to show up on time, ever" or "didn't actually do work"....Here's a word to the (un)wise. Do not, after being let go:(A) Put your former supervisor (hi!) as a reference...

Law School Roundup #231

Posted on June 27, 2010
Welcome to Law School Roundup #231. By the time this post goes up, dear readers, I will either be (a) nursing a hangover after Roommate's bachelorette party, or (b) making the family reunion rounds at DarwinFest 2010. 5 States, 4 days. Bring it.The curve: Everyone's got an opinion (Legally Questionable Content)On the meat market: On being single in law school (i don't wear skinny jeans)Snacks: On groceries, personality, and the bar...

A drop in the bucket

Posted on June 24, 2010
Made my first (infinitesimally small) student loan payment today. It turns out that I forgot to defer one of my loans? Go freakin' team. It felt good and disgusting all at the same time.Then I failed my practice MBE. Spectacularly, flamboyantly, serious-reconsideration-of-life-choicesly, failed it...

The secret of bar exam success

Posted on June 22, 2010
...is, I'm convinced, staying focused for that long. Suddenly, the mind-numbing character of the BarBri lectures is starting to add up.Le sigh. I need to pack snacks. And a seat cushion.

Law School Roundup #230

Posted on June 21, 2010
Law School Roundup #230 is up over at Beyond the Underground. Check back here, same great place and time, for #231!

It's a new era, folks.

Posted on June 18, 2010
I just got a friend request from my aunt's Golden Retriever on Facebook. His favorite quotes, in case you were wondering are "No, no, pet me first!" and "Where's my ball?"It bears mentioning that this is not the first of the Nobody family dogs on Facebook.

A proud day, indeed

Posted on June 17, 2010
Thank you, Google Analytics, for revealing that among the top ten searches that send someone to my blog are "something dead in my wall." I also wanted to relive that experience. Thanks. (Also featured: "lawsuit runway model falls on stairs over equipment" and "law school made me fat" and "febreeze v...

I'm putting this in the "Win" column

Posted on June 17, 2010
Tonight, instead of doing my BarBri homework, I got drunk with a local (German Shepherd-loving) attorney, a formal pro athlete whose name I forgot, and a woman who trains police dogs ("I had the most interesting date last night--- a woman who actually works two jobs...

In which the internet decides I am having a shotgun wedding

Posted on June 16, 2010
I returned home from BarBri yesterday to find a package on my front doorstep.Or, more accurately, my parents' front doorstep, as I made the exceptional life choice of living at home while studying for the bar. Apparently I value free rent and a growing garden more than my sanity, but that, friends and neighbors is a story for another day (file it under "I Told You So")...

I Love This Man, Part 543

Posted on June 16, 2010
Me: So, what have you been up to today?Darwin: Watching the Food Network and looking at plans for barns. I want to build a barn....It's important to plan ahead, you see. The real question, Darwin, is this: will there be room for the goats in the barn?

Law School Roundup #229

Posted on June 15, 2010
Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to Law School Roundup #229.For this week's collection of posts from law students current, aspiring, and recovering, see below:Goodies: A new era of swag (Law School: What's the big deal?)Unplugged: Getting off the smartphone addiction (The Corner in the Middle)Medley: BarBri Chuck, at his best (A Fairly Typical Account)Discombobulated: Walking out of bar prep, in a nutshell (Legally Fabulous)Information overload: Attorney-tron (Law is Cool)The daring young man on the flying trapeze: On skills, and law school (Dennis Jansen)Mo' Money, Less Loans: TDot's money saving tips for law students (law:/dev/null)Journal Invitations: That about sums it up (i don't wear skinny jeans)Nice Guys: and their role in law school (Swimming with the Sharks)New Eyes: On the beauty of going home...

Party in the U.S.A.

Posted on June 12, 2010
You're welcome.That is all.

I need to develop my superpowers.

Posted on June 11, 2010
There is a horrible boy in the front row of my BarBri class who (among other glaring faults) has worn a plaid vest (and nothing else) every day this week.My multiple attempts to kill him with my eyes have not been successful. I can't even make his hoodie-vest grow sleeves...

Law School Roundup #225

Posted on May 25, 2010
Welcome to Law School Roundup #225Without further ado, here is this week's selection of posts from law students current, aspiring, and holy-crap-they-gave-me-a-diploma:Invasion: Ew. Gross. (Law School Wife)2/3: The end of 2L year. (Dennis Jansen)Haunted: Nightmare classes...

Law School Roundup #224

Posted on May 13, 2010
The latest Law School Roundup is up!Check back here on Sunday for #225.

This is it?

Posted on May 04, 2010
Last final of law school today.It's been an epic 5 day stretch--this morning will be the 4th final since Friday, and every one has been a mind bender. Sadly, this process has taken so much out of me that I'm losing the ability to sit and write about my thoughts (much less offer any words of wisdom to the 2Ls and 1Ls out there)...

Law School Roundup #223

Posted on May 04, 2010
Law School Roundup #223:Yum: Well fueled study sessions (Law School: What's the Big Deal?)Official: Bar exam results (Wild (North) West Litigator)Good Question: Pondering (Legal Ease)Done: Reminiscing (My Legal Fiction)Oh College: Arrests (Legally Questionable Content)Grief: On love, in sadness (Virgin in the Volcano)Great: Twitter, now archived...

Don't you love it when

Posted on April 29, 2010
...your best friends read your blog, and actually send the chocolate covered espresso beans you were pleading for?You guys are the best. See you on the other side!Much sherbet love,NB

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